The thing with this microphone, it's awesome at rejecting feedback, BUT, if you have a lot of dynamic in your singing, a lot of belted or higher more more concrete stuff mixed with some lower or more sensitive melodies or even falsetto, you WILL have a lot of trouble with this microphone... In fact, even though you're able to turn it up in the monitors a bit more, you'll be STRAINING more when singing. I have been using it for 4-5 years live, and had to switch to a Beta58. Now let me explain a bit better. The OM7 has awesome feedback rejection, but for the most part, that's because it doesn't have a very wide area where it picks up a lot of sound, it's practically the best sounding when your lips are touching the grill, or are about 1 cm away from it, back up just 3 more centimeters and it sounds like you have been turned down in volume (but also fullness, it looses a lot of bass and the lower midrange, which is maybe not noticeable in standalone mic comparisons here on youtube, but it is in live use with a band), and if you back up 10 cm, which is pretty much ok with other mikes for belted notes, you're completely out of the mix. Now why does this make such a problem, you just stay on the grill the whole time, right? Ok, BUT, when you're on the grill the whole time, then your belted notes are heard well, and your normal concrete singing is heard well, but your more gentle stuff is again OUT OF THE MIX, because you CAN'T come closer to the microphone to amplify yourself naturally, for example with a beta 58 I stay away about two fingers from the grill, and I just go in all the way to the grill when I'm singing the softer stuff, so because you CAN'T DO THAT on an OM7, you tend to sing that stuff stronger, which makes your whole concert a non-stop strain + you sound forced. Now PLEASE don't get me wrong, this is a GREAT SOUNDING MIKE, I even like how it sounds on my voice a lot better than a Beta58. And I do think that with a bit higher scale rig you can fix things like that, for example in a better production, just having a bit stronger compression on your vocal live would help even out the shouted parts with the soft stuff so you could be a bit more comfortable just STAYING ON THE GRILL ALL THE TIME, but that's definitely something you need to do with it. So, if you're a singer who rarely goes soft, or for the most part scream or growl in a metal band, then this mike is for you definitely, it'll help with feedbeck rejection and simplify things a lot. But if you've got a lot of dynamic I'd say RATHER GO WITH OM6 or OM5 or a Beta58, a Sennheiser e945... Wish someone told me that when I was buying it...

I agree with all of this. I recently switched over from a Beta58, and best move I've made. Really cuts the spill over from the rest of the band, and much richer tone.

Excellent review, great information. Thank you...

I have this mic but people always say it sounds very harsh and not warm. Do you have any tips on how to warm it up please

This guy couldn’t say it any better,,, I bought one last week,,, have had a lot of mics over 40 years,,, Bayern m88 , Shure 87a , and there twice the price of this mic ,,, the perfect mic is audio om7 , it’s hard to believe how good a vocal mic can be,,, over the moon 👍👍👍👍

Previously I read many great reviews about the Audix OM-3 so I bought a couple, they were nice. Then came the Audix OM-5, most studios were using them in the USA. So I bought 2 and yes they were great, nice and clear tones. But then I read reviews about the ElectroVoice N/D767a and bought one of them. Absolutely fabulous is how I find it. So iv sold most of the Audix but kept one om5. I do not sing in a band and I understand the need for cutting through the mix and avoiding the feedback. Soooo, my question is have you tried the om5 and do you still find the om7 to be of significant difference and improvement. Have you tried the EV-767 ? Be nice to hear some comparison with om7. Thanks a lot, keep up the good work.

I'm trying to decide whether to go all out with the OM7 or just go with the OM2. Any suggestion there? have you used the OM2? how much difference is there?

I had read in a review post where the singer said this mic actually made him a better singer. I bought one to try and never looked back. I've performed hundreds of gigs with this mic and it continues to amaze me. I have a somewhat weak voice and am by no means what I would call a pro singer (Sax is my axe!) but this mic really brings out the best in my singing voice. The low, low feedback is the icing on the cake. A year or so ago I tried a few other mics from other companies in the same price range, and returned them, sticking with the Audix. Well worth the price, in my opinion.

I have one for sale. Any takers?

I have more of a lower chris isaak ranged voice, But I would like my voice to be able to cut through heavy guitars. You said this mic is feedback resistant, but you also described it as rich, which often means more midbumped.... is it bright/trebly enough to allow my entire range to cut through the mix? is it as durable? and how does it compare to a Beta 58?

I trust Randy Watson was informed about your band name.

Would this be compatible with vocal percussion (beatboxing)? I would use it with an A Capella group. If not, which one do you recommend.

Why not do the whole review using the mic?

We want a good vocal mic for our singer, would u recommend this or a larger diaphragm condenser mic?

I need a mic for streaming on twitch, the blue yeti is decent but not what i am looking for. any tips for a $200/300 price range? Also my house is noisy so noise canceling is a god send.

What's the point of having a mic review when we don't get to hear the actual microphone?

What do you think of the Beta 87a?

It's really painful to try to listen to a review of a Mic without HEARING you use the mic. This video doesn't help me at all, a waste of time.

almost fell asleep to the elevator music, decent review tho

Please sing into the mic when you make reviews.

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I would put my ev 767 against that in a shootout

As if singing in a mic on utube will be a good judge, hilarious , 😂😂😂😂

I immediately stopped watching when you said that it was OK to cup the mic.

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